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Innovation & Investment Alley a Launchpad for Mining’s Next Big Breakthroughs
22nd October 2025

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed during IMARC this week between APC Technology and Whitecell Systems shows the importance of Australia’s leading mining and resources event as a forum to... 


 Schneider Electric celebrates 8 years of empowering Wits engineering talent
Schneider Electric celebrates 8 years of empowering Wits engineering talent
22nd October 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, and recognised sustainability leader, congratulates Prospero Muheki, recipient of this year’s Schneider Electric... 


Automechanika Johannesburg Marks 10th Anniversary with Powerhouse Programme at New Venue, Gallagher Convention Centre
Automechanika Johannesburg Marks 10th Anniversary with Powerhouse Programme at New Venue, Gallagher Convention Centre
22nd October 2025

Automechanika Johannesburg 2025 boasts a focused line-up of conferences, talks, awards and the Alexandra Automotive Hub and Panel Discussion, that will bring together leaders from across the value... 


How AVEVA’s digital technologies are transforming mining and metals operations
How AVEVA’s digital technologies are transforming mining and metals operations
22nd October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global industrial software leader AVEVA is helping mining, metals and minerals (MMM) companies redefine how they engineer, operate and grow through digital transformation. This was the key message... 


BC Technology Unlocks Superior Value for PV Plants
BC Technology Unlocks Superior Value for PV Plants
22nd October 2025

LONGi secures top honors at the 2025 TÜV Rheinland “All Quality Matters” Awards, reaffirming its leadership in photovoltaic technology, product quality, and value-driven innovation. Multiple Honors... 


Empowering Communities Through Clean Energy: EWSETA Advances South Africa’s G20 Clean Cooking Legacy
Empowering Communities Through Clean Energy: EWSETA Advances South Africa’s G20 Clean Cooking Legacy
21st October 2025

South Africa has achieved a significant milestone in its clean energy transition through the G20 Clean Cooking Legacy Programme, a global initiative that united all G20 member states behind the... 


From amortisation to zero harm: The true cost of safety
From amortisation to zero harm: The true cost of safety
21st October 2025

By: Rifle Shot Performance Holdings client success manager Caroline Carter Amortisation - we know it today as the gradual write-off of an asset or the reduction of a debt over time. But few realise... 


MacLean acquires new facility in North Bay to support growth and innovation
MacLean acquires new facility in North Bay to support growth and innovation
21st October 2025

MacLean Engineering is proud to announce a continued investment in growth by purchasing a facility in North Bay, Ontario to serve its expanding global customer base. This acquisition of a 95,000... 


IPVF Confirms: LONGi's BC Modules Hi-MO 9 Outperform TOPCon in Power Gen & LCOE
21st October 2025

Renowned European third-party technical consultancy IPVF recently conducted a comprehensive value assessment of two 50MW ground-mounted PV projects in France and Denmark. The study provides an... 


GSMA, African mobile operators, AI ecosystem unite to accelerate development of inclusive African AI
21st October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

A continent-wide collaboration has been formed to strengthen Africa’s AI ecosystem by developing inclusive African AI language models. The initiative comprises the GSMA, Airtel, the African... 


Innovation is the mindset that keeps business alive
Innovation is the mindset that keeps business alive
21st October 2025

By: Arnold van Graan - Head of Markets Research, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking When we talk about innovation, it is tempting to focus on the latest technology trend or a fast-moving... 


Atlantic Nickel’s Santa Rita project in Bahia, Brazil
Appian, IFC launch $1bn mining fund for emerging markets
21st October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory has announced the launch of a $1-billion fund targeting critical minerals and mining projects in emerging markets. The fund – launched in partnership with... 


Landmark US–Australia critical minerals deal sets the stage for the largest mining event ever held in Australia, as IMARC 2025 kicks off in Sydney
21st October 2025

Critical minerals and rare earths top a huge agenda at IMARC 2025, as a record number of delegates, exhibitors and speakers gather at Australia’s largest-ever mining event. Over the next three days... 


Sanlam Investments Renews Sponsorship of Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026
Sanlam Investments Renews Sponsorship of Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026
21st October 2025

Sanlam Investments has confirmed its third sponsorship of Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES), taking place in February 2026, reaffirming its commitment to financing Africa’s sustainable future... 


ECSA, SAICE to host sustainable development engineering symposium in March
20th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Regulator the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and industry organisation the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) will host the Engineering Symposium on March 25 and 26,... 


International press release: Schneider Electric’s AirSeT Honoured by World Economic Forum for Excellence in Sustainable Design
International press release: Schneider Electric’s AirSeT Honoured by World Economic Forum for Excellence in Sustainable Design
20th October 2025

Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, is proud to announce that its pioneering medium-voltage switchgear technology, AirSeT, has been recognised by the World... 


Absa and GirlCode empower young women in technology across Africa through GirlCodeHack 2025 
20th October 2025

Absa, in partnership with GirlCode, concluded the 11th edition of the annual GirlCodeHack hackathon on 12 October 2025. The 30-hour hackathon brought together young women from eight African cities... 


Vodacom launches Eco-Warriors Sustainability Competition
Vodacom launches Eco-Warriors Sustainability Competition
20th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group Vodacom South Africa has launched the Eco-Warriors Sustainability Competition, a nationwide learner-led initiative aiming to mobilise the country’s next generation of... 


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Engineering the future: Trafo Power Solutions and TMC transformers set new standards in dry-type technology
20th October 2025

As demand grows for safer more reliable and environmentally responsible power infrastructure, dry-type transformer technology is gaining ground globally - and leading the charge in Africa is Trafo... 


Demos at UJ's rescue simulation centre
UJ launches pioneer advanced Rescue Simulation Centre
17th October 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) on October 17 launched its new Rescue Simulation Centre at its Doornfontein Campus, in Johannesburg. The four-storey, 3 000 m² facility was developed under UJ’s... 


CSIR CEO Dr Thulani Dlamini
CSIR launches CO₂ Supercritical Encapsulation Facility
17th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched a pioneering CO₂ Supercritical Encapsulation Facility (SCEF), the first of its kind on the African continent, on October 17. This... 


CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay
CHIETA elects new accounting authority board, reappoints Pillay as CEO
17th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Sector education and training authority the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) says a new CHIETA Accounting Authority has been appointed by Higher Education and Training... 


EWSETA empowers SA's next generation of water professionals through digital enablement
17th October 2025

Safeguarding South Africa’s water future begins with people who are skilled, innovative and ready to lead. The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) is at the forefront... 


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Transnet wins GIBS award for its e-Tender system
17th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet has won the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Logistics Achiever Gold Award (LAA) 2025 for its e-Tender solution. The award, which was presented at a ceremony held at... 


AASA CEO Aaron Munetsi
South Africa’s airspace safety failures are an economic disaster
17th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) CEO Aaron Munetsi has called out South Africa for its safety failures and operational inefficiencies in the sphere of aviation. He was addressing the... 


Rhodes University
Rhodes Business School, consultancy partner to create occupationally practical courses
17th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business management consultancy LRMG’s academic learning innovation arm DigitalCampus has partnered with Rhodes Business School to provide high-impact and occupationally relevant learning... 


Minister Tim Hodgson
Canada unfazed by US moves on critical minerals, calls it 'capitalism in action'
17th October 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Canada’s Natural Resources Minister, Tim Hodgson, says the government is not alarmed by the US taking minority stakes in Canadian critical minerals companies, describing the moves as “capitalism in... 


Seacom launches new subsea cable system
17th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital infrastructure group Seacom has launched Seacom 2.0, a subsea cable system across the Indian Ocean Basin, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and southern Europe. The company, in 2009,... 


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New code tightens blasting standards
17th October 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

The mandatory code of practice (CoP) for explosives and blasting practices in the mining industry, which came into effect in November 2024, has introduced significant changes to the South African... 


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New framework to improve service capability
17th October 2025 By: Halima Frost

Having employed a mixed-methods approach to engage a range of South African water utilities, research conducted by tertiary education institute the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Graduate School... 


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Companies join forces, offer water solution
17th October 2025 By: Halima Frost

A partnership formed earlier this year between prepared-water provider MANZI Water and technology-enabled refilling store SKUBU resulted in the launch of an initiative to alleviate the impact of... 


Seacom, Sentech partner to boost tech SMME growth
17th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Digital infrastructure and services provider Seacom and broadcast and digital services company Sentech have teamed up to provide targeted support for small, medium-sized and microenterprises... 


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How Southern Africa could unlock funding for critical minerals investment
17th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

As the world transitions to cleaner energy, Southern Africa's abundant critical mineral resources, which could be key ingredients for many low-carbon technologies, have come into sharper focus.... 


Funky Ouma, Ina Paarman travel to India in new made-in-the-Western-Cape retail deal
17th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail, has added a number of ‘Made in the Cape’ products to its shelves. Wesgro says it is the first time South African goods have been placed in select Reliance... 


Sanedi CEO Dr Titus Mathe
Sanedi achieves 100% of its performance targets, fourth consecutive clean audit
16th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) says it achieved an “outstanding performance” for the 2024/25 financial year, achieving 100% of its performance targets and securing... 


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Innovative coordination, private sector partnership key to unlocking continental infrastructure pipeline – report
16th October 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

While the legacy view that Africa's infrastructure ambitions have been crumbling under the weight of systemic execution failures is true, the ‘Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Execution Gap’ report... 


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Operational complexity overtakes external pressures as mining’s top risk for 2026 – EY
16th October 2025 By: Darren Parker

Operational complexity has emerged as the top business risk for the global mining and metals sector in 2026, overtaking external pressures such as geopolitics and sustainability as the key... 


MTN Digital Infrastructure, Seekr partner to accelerate AI adoption in Africa
16th October 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

US-headquartered AI company Seekr Technologies and next-generation connectivity and solutions group MTN Digital Infrastructure, commercially known as Bayobab, have partnered to unlock AI-driven... 


Schneider Electric Highlights Innovation in 800 VDC Power Systems in support of NVIDIA’s next generation GPUs
Schneider Electric Highlights Innovation in 800 VDC Power Systems in support of NVIDIA’s next generation GPUs
16th October 2025

Schneider Electric reaffirms its commitment to supporting 800 VDC infrastructure for next-generation high-density rack architectures Innovations, including conversion, protection, and metering,... 


AgriSA CEO Johann Kotzé
AgriSA Congress unpacks how organised agriculture has evolved to mitigate risk
16th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Organised agriculture has evolved and shifted from being merely the “voice of the farm” to enablers of growth, with increased involvement in the value chain and innovation through cross-value... 


October municipal engineering conference to discuss local government White Paper
16th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Municipal professionals organisation the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) will hold its yearly conference, in East London, from October 29 to 31, during which it will... 


Finland to be Europe’s gateway to Australian critical minerals
16th October 2025

Sydney, Australia — At the 2025 International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) to be held on 21-23 October 2025, Finnish delegates will highlight the growing opportunities for... 


SAIMC COO and SAIMC User Advisory Council chairperson Gerhard Greeff
People remain central to deriving full value from tech, SAIMC conference hears
16th October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Three presenters participating in industry organisation the Society for Automation, Instrumentation, Mechatronics and Computer Engineering’s (SAIMC’s) 2025 summit highlighted the importance of... 


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